MainBusinessKeystone's existing pipeline spills far more than predicted to regulators

Keystone's existing pipeline spills far more than predicted to regulators

28 November, 2017

Even with Nebraska's decision in hand, TransCanada still must formally decide whether to build the line, which would send crude from Hardisty, Alberta, through Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska, where it will connect to pipelines leading to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries.

The Keystone pipeline will resume oil deliveries on Tuesday after being shut down because of a leak in South Dakota, its operator TransCanada announced Monday.

The spill risk analysis was conducted by global risk management company DNV GL.

The company says USA regulators have cleared its restart plans, which include restarting the pipeline at a reduced pressure before gradually increasing the volume of crude oil in the system.

Members of South Dakota's Public Utilities Commission told Reuterslast week they could revoke TransCanada's operating permit if an initial probe of last week's spill shows it violated the terms of the license. Conditions include construction standards and environmental requirements. TransCanada's report to regulators, produced by an outside risk assessor, said that a spill should have occurred along the South Dakota section no a few times every 41 years.

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